With warmer weather heading our way, I'm getting ready for some spring cleaning! I stick to the most important cleaning tasks and only use the best tools for the job. Some days it's rainy and kind of dreary feeling, but I still feel hopeful for the future because I know spring is right around the corner! It's incredible how much dust and clutter has built up in my apartment during the winter months. When the sun shines or peaks through the clouds I can see all the dust bunnies and piles of ...
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Lessons Learned from a Knee Injury
I never expected something so terrible to happen to me. Knee meniscus injuries like the one I suffered can be the result of a sports injury, a sudden rotation of the knee joint, quickly getting up from a deep knee squat or from something else. When I injured my knee at work, I tried to shake it off. I'd never broken a bone or had major pain before, so I didn't know what was happening for several days. My Life was Forever Changed the day I Suffered a Knee Injury This post is brought to you ...
How Not to Fail With Your Fitness Goals
It really seems like we often set ourselves up for failure when it comes to our goals, and we are hard on ourselves when we don't reach them. Does this sound about accurate to you? I'm sharing a few strategies on how to not fail your fitness goals this year. Go Where You're Welcome I'm not going to say that your local gym has to be a place where everybody knows your name, but it should be a place where you feel comfortable working out. An inclusive, non-judgmental gym is so important, don't ...
5 Reasons why Your Self-Care isn’t Working for you
Take a bath. Light some candles. Get a pedicure. These are just some of the ideas I've often seen touted in articles promoting self-care. Here are 5 reasons why your self-care isn't working for you: ...
Treat Yourself Ideas that add Value to your Life
Treat yourself ideas so often come across as generic. I usually see things like take a bath, go for a walk, buy yourself dinner out. While I do, personally, enjoy these things, not everyone else does. If you don't enjoy these activities they won't feel like treats! There are so many occasions where it's socially required to give gifts or time to others. Some of these occasions include Christmas, Valentine's Day, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, ...
Top 6 Healthy Benefits of Sleeping on a Foam Bed
Foam beds have gained popularity over the past two decades or so, and it’s for some pretty good reasons. Memory foam has a rich history, and I can’t recall just how many times I’ve heard a mattress sales agent narrate it to customers. Memory foam constitutes a viscoelastic material whose first application was in NASA in the 1960s. It wasn’t until the 1990s that its use rolled over to the mattress industry and some other applications. The fact that it was used in NASA, of course, adds points to ...
7 Ways to Improve Your Morning Cup of Coffee
Some people view coffee purely as a vehicle for caffeine consumption. Others view coffee as a complex sensory experience. Whatever your motivation for drinking your daily cup, there are easy ways to take it to the next level. 1. Grind your own coffee beans When it comes to coffee, fresher is better. In fact, Babbie’s Rule of 15s gives us some guidelines to consider when trying to brew the best cup possible: Green (just harvested) coffee beans should be roasted within 15 months Roasted ...
Tips for Buying a Used Car
This is a sponsored post brought to you by Cars.com. All opinions are my own. When did you buy your first car? Searching for and purchasing cars has certainly changed over the years. Like many other things, you can purchase cars online. With this new way to buy used cars, comes the need to be extra cautious. When I was purchasing my recent used car, I spent a long time looking at different models online, seeing how much I could get for a certain price range, and basically trying to see ...
How to Save Money While Exercising
When talking about staying fit and engaging in physical activities, two excuses come up for why people don't do this. One: lack of time. Two: lack of money. Having an active lifestyle means prioritizing time to exercise and focus on your health. If you're like me, you've added a health and wellness goal to your yearly priority list. Below, I share my ideas for how to save money while exercising. This post has been brought to you by Loan and Go. Get Creative with Your Time ...
Less but Better Strategies for Growing your Audience
Meaningful interactions will always be more valuable than shallow surface-level marketing strategies. We know this. And yet I still see people blasting their online audience with the picture equivalent of someone shouting at you through a megaphone. This is a sponsored post. I am sharing this information with you so you can set goals for the year to grow your audience. I recently read an article focusing on Behrman Communications, a PR agency who is doing things differently. Whether ...
